The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, visited Varanasi today.He dedicated, inaugurated or laid the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs. 2400 crore.He dedicated the Multimodal Terminal on the River Ganga, to the nation, and received the first container...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that Varanasi and the whole country are witness to the fulfilment of a dream today. Expressing happiness at the way next generation transport infrastructure has grown in the last four years he said, airports in remote...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for development-oriented politics and said that the people were now voting on the basis of development and were no longer interested in vote-bank politics.Addressing a gathering at Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency,...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the first multi-modal terminal built on the river Ganga in Varanasi, his parliamentary constituency.Modi, along with Union Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari, also received India's first container vessel that...

Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha on Sunday held the local administration responsible for the Amritsar tragedy in which 59 people were crushed to death by a train while watching the burning of the Dusshera effigy."Had the local administration...

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today inaugurated and laid the Foundation Stone for several important development projects, at a public gathering in Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.Among the projects inaugurated are the Integrated Power Development...

In a bid to strengthen the expertise and capabilities of the employees of North-Eastern Railways, Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha on Sunday inaugurated Regional Rail Training Institute (RRTI) at Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur.He also inaugurated the...

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today inaugurated, or laid the foundation stone of important projects, cumulatively worth over Rs. 900 crore, in Varanasi. Among the projects inaugurated are the Varanasi City Gas Distribution Project, and the Varanasi-Ballia...

At least 18 persons were killed when a section of an under-construction flyover collapsed in Varanasi, the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official said on Tuesday.Two dozen persons were injured in the tragedy near the Cantonment...

The holy city of Varanasi is soon likely to get a railway station named "Banaras".The Railway Ministry is considering renaming the Manduadih railway station as Banaras railway station.Manduadih is among one of the four railway stations in the city besides...

Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha on Saturday took stock of the ongoing railway projects in Varanasi Division of Northern Railways with a team of officials.The projects include doubling and electrification of the Varanasi-Ballia railway section, DEMU...

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today flagged off a train between Maduadih Railway Station in Varanasi, and Patna. He launched various development projects and addressed a public meeting at the DLW Grounds in Varanasi.He complimented the people of Kashi...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the poor need not worry any longer on their treatment as his government is taking care of this through a medical insurance scheme to cover all cost of treatment.Addressing a public gathering at Dareka grounds...

French President Emanuel Macron and Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a boat ride on the Ganga here on Monday, animatedly talking on the flower-decked double-decker vessel.Modi, who represents Varanasi in the Lok Sabha, briefed Macron about the history and...

Celebrating the creative and cultural industries of Varanasi, the two day long Sanskriti Mahotsav organised by the Ministry of Culture “Ras Banaras – Swachhagrah – Bapu ko Kaaryaanjali” at Man Mandir and Assi Ghat began in Varanasi today. Integrating the tangible...

Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday reviewed the progress of various highway projects in and around Varanasi which are aimed at a major overhaul of transport infrastructure in the city.During his one-day visit, the Minister of State for Road Transport...

The Ninth Gorkha Rifles, one of the oldest and highly decorated Regiment of the Indian Army commemorated it’s 200 years of selfless service and sacrifice to the Nation with Bicentenary Celebrations held from 08 to 11 November 2017 at 39 Gorkha Training Centre,...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi on Friday was the worst polluted city in the country even as the entire focus of battling toxic air quality remained fixed on Delhi and NCR.Varanasi beat Delhi and its suburbs with average Air...

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today performed Shramdaan for the construction of a twin pit toilet at Shahanshahpur village in Varanasi. He interacted with the people, who have resolved to make the village open-defecation-free. He appreciated their...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the BJP did not believe in vote bank politics as the country was above party politics.On the second day of his visit to his Varanasi parliamentary constituency, Modi told a gathering that he had launched a major...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said sanitation was also worship for him as it can rid the poor of various diseases.Addressing a public gathering on the second day of his Varanasi visit, he said it was his good fortune to lay the foundation stone...

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, today dedicated to the nation, the Deendayal Hastkala Sankul – a trade facilitation centre for handicrafts – at Varanasi. The Prime Minister had laid the foundation stone of this Centre in November 2014. Today, he visited...

The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, visited the historic Tulsi Manas Temple in Varanasi this evening. He released a postal stamp on “Ramayana,” on this occasion.Emphasizing the significance of the occasion, when a stamp on the theme of “Ramayana” is being...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated 17 projects in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi and 'digitally' laid the foundation stone of six other projects.On his two-day visit to the temple town, Modi also flagged off the Vadodara-Varanasi weekly...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flagged off the new Varanasi-Vadodara Mahamana Express via videoconferencing here.Earlier in the day, Modi arrived here by a special Indian Air Force aircraft on a two-day visit to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi...

Writer Prasoon Joshi, who is penning the dialogues and lyrics for the upcoming film "Manikarnika - The Queen Of Jhansi", says he considers the movie's lead actress Kangana Ranaut as the most versatile talent.Kangana will be seen playing the role of Rani Laxmibai,...

Actress Kangana Ranaut, who was here to launch the poster and announce the release date of her upcoming film "Manikarnika: The Queen Of Jhansi", agrees that she's a rebellious."I agree that I am rebellious but she (Rani Laxmi Bai) was a rebel with a cause that...